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the governance of our countrytae and may god continue to blast the united states of america. i yield the floor. >> the senator from indiana. >> i rise today in services ric senator richard lugar and to pat tribute to his legacy. i have served alongside him as the junior senator from indiana during my i tour, to tours of service here in the united states senate. make all of us to seek public service want to make a difference. certainly senator lugar has donl at.loped a at an early age he developed a passion for knowledge and a native of indianapolis, he was valedictorian at short ridge has cool. then and still a distinguished institutionition where knowledgt at the forefront of everythingfr down in a school.s, is also one of our former members, ted stevens, is also a graduate fron short range high-school.ictorian dick lugar went on to become valedictorian in college when he graduated from denison universi university with a degree in a economics. he w college at oxford university as a rhodes scholar and obtained a second pass as degree and aar master's degree in politics, niilo
the governance of our countrytae and may god continue to blast the united states of america. i yield the floor. >> the senator from indiana. >> i rise today in services ric senator richard lugar and to pat tribute to his legacy. i have served alongside him as the junior senator from indiana during my i tour, to tours of service here in the united states senate. make all of us to seek public service want to make a difference. certainly senator lugar has donl at.loped a at an early...
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is that just the way it's going to be in america from now on? >> cenk: i love that. and of course, all black panel he asks them who
is that just the way it's going to be in america from now on? >> cenk: i love that. and of course, all black panel he asks them who
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well 30 years ago marked the major beginning of the decline of unionization in america. since the year 2000, the median wage is now 8% below adjusted for inflation what it was then and the attack on labor unions continues. right now in contrast to the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s when more than a third were labor unions, right now fewer than 7% of workers are unionized. yet apparently that's still too much for the radical right for the billionaires, for the koch brothers, for sheldon adelson and others who have been fighting unions for years. they now in the heartland in michigan with republican majority, in a lame duck session of the michigan legislature they are pushing through anti-union so-called right-to-work legislation. >> eliot: look we certainly don't want to appear as though we're ignoring the other multitude of factors that relate here. technology globalization. as you point out as the percentage of workers in unions has dissipated. only 7% are in unions in the work force the power of unions has withered and the negotiating power of workers has diminished comp
well 30 years ago marked the major beginning of the decline of unionization in america. since the year 2000, the median wage is now 8% below adjusted for inflation what it was then and the attack on labor unions continues. right now in contrast to the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s when more than a third were labor unions, right now fewer than 7% of workers are unionized. yet apparently that's still too much for the radical right for the billionaires, for the koch brothers, for sheldon adelson...
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god bless america and god bless jerome milton. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcnerney, for five minutes. mr. north carolina americany: -- mr. mcnerney: this morning i rise about two things i care passionately about. wind energy and veterans. i spent more than 20 years in the wind industry as a technology development engineer. in those days we saw some spectacular failures and dramatic failures, but every year we put more into the technology development. little bit this year in the aerodynamics, gear box, foundation, every year a little incremental improvement in the control systems, field testing so we understood what was going on and the power electronics, and today we have an industry that is a spectacular industry. . the touchins produce power for five cents per kilowatt. it's been a successful business. the united states dominated that business because of consistent policies, consistent tax policies. we could rely on the policies being there year after year. investors came in,
god bless america and god bless jerome milton. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcnerney, for five minutes. mr. north carolina americany: -- mr. mcnerney: this morning i rise about two things i care passionately about. wind energy and veterans. i spent more than 20 years in the wind industry as a technology development engineer. in those days we saw some spectacular failures and dramatic failures, but every year we put more into the...
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that includes the most sacred ground in america. and therein lies a tale told by michelle miller. >> reporter: morrill worcester has been running this wreath- making business in columbia falls, maine, for 42 years. back in 1992, worcester had a surplus of wreaths and a great idea about what to do with them. >> as a boy, i won a trip to washington. and one of the things that i saw was arlington national cemetery, and i just never forgot that. then when they had that wreaths left over, i said it would be nice if i could maybe place them on the graves of the veterans. >> reporter: so worcester headed to arlington national cemetery to lay 5,000 wreaths. >> the first 14 years, nobody really knew about it. and it was a family gift to the military that, you know, i said, we'll always do that, and we always have. >> reporter: in 2006 a pentagon photographer published a photo. donations poured in and the nonprofit, wreaths across america, was born. karen worcester is morrill's wife. >> it's not unusual to have the phone ring; and he would pi
that includes the most sacred ground in america. and therein lies a tale told by michelle miller. >> reporter: morrill worcester has been running this wreath- making business in columbia falls, maine, for 42 years. back in 1992, worcester had a surplus of wreaths and a great idea about what to do with them. >> as a boy, i won a trip to washington. and one of the things that i saw was arlington national cemetery, and i just never forgot that. then when they had that wreaths left...
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. >>> ya volvemos con más de despierta américa! gran día! (mÚsica). ♪ ♪. estos momentos cuando raúl entrevistó a doña rosa-ahora vamos con más de sus comentarios. >>> es muy triste estar así hoy pero confío en mi dios, que ella esté bien y que vnega a decirme que no le tocó esto y que está aquí. >>> es difícil creer que de un día para otro, mi hija no esté y no tendré el tiempo ni para decirle te quiero. >>> yo sé que dios me la está guardando y que me dirá madre santa. >>> tú eres el baby de jenni. >>> a todas las autoridades y a todo el país y el público, gracias por sus pésames y condolencias, gracias pero ya no me manden porque mi hermana sigue aquí conmigo, mi hermana está bien y viva. >>> las investigaciones y los péritos tienen que hacer sus investigaciones. sólo sé que no se ha confirmado al 100% que mi hermana haya fallecido. fue su avión y dicen que no hay sobrevivientes pero como dice la familia. dios es grande y tengo la esperanza de que mi hermana está esperándolos- >>> mucha gente di
. >>> ya volvemos con más de despierta américa! gran día! (mÚsica). ♪ ♪. estos momentos cuando raúl entrevistó a doña rosa-ahora vamos con más de sus comentarios. >>> es muy triste estar así hoy pero confío en mi dios, que ella esté bien y que vnega a decirme que no le tocó esto y que está aquí. >>> es difícil creer que de un día para otro, mi hija no esté y no tendré el tiempo ni para decirle te quiero. >>> yo sé que dios me la está...
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more places in america to buy guns than to get gas, groceries or a big mac at mcdonald's. on top of that, almost 48,000 people in america were murdered with guns between 2006 and 2010. that's a lot of numbers. listen to this one. according to the atf, in 2010, there were 5.4 million new firearms manufactured in the u.s. nearly all for the u.s. market and this year 3.2 million were imported to the u.s., nearly 8.5 million new firearms on the streets of america in one year. think about that. >> and if you think about how many people were denied, 16.4 million background checks you mentioned last year, and just 0.48% denied. so it's just a matter of whether or not what side of the aisle you stand on in terms of gown control. just keeping it out of the wrong hands. there's a lot of people that are responsible gun owners. >> the other side is the gun lobby in this country is very powerful. and neither side has the political will to tackle an issue despite all these massacres. we see the news. we get outraged for a day and it goes back to normal until the next time. that's -- thi
more places in america to buy guns than to get gas, groceries or a big mac at mcdonald's. on top of that, almost 48,000 people in america were murdered with guns between 2006 and 2010. that's a lot of numbers. listen to this one. according to the atf, in 2010, there were 5.4 million new firearms manufactured in the u.s. nearly all for the u.s. market and this year 3.2 million were imported to the u.s., nearly 8.5 million new firearms on the streets of america in one year. think about that....
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others remember when union supporter martin luther king, seen here, marched with one of america's most accomplished labor leaders, walter ruther, seen here with his hand on king's arm. >> you're young, aren't you? ruther. >> today's protests are reminiscent of an eight decade old fight. in the coming months, that fight could turn into a citizens initiative, repeal, lawsuits or even a recall of elected officials. michigan's law goes into effect in a little over three months. >> do we have any indication because obviously this is a movement, which states might be next? >> take a look at michigan, seen as the center of the labor movement. even the top four union members states could be at risk. at the top you have new york with one in four workers a union member, followed by alaska, hawaii and washington. the number you see on the screen right here, which is the advocacy money, that could be what's changing these traditional union states. according to the nation, we look at those numbers from 2008 to 2011, right to work money was $18 million. pro-union, just $2 million. >> thanks so much.
others remember when union supporter martin luther king, seen here, marched with one of america's most accomplished labor leaders, walter ruther, seen here with his hand on king's arm. >> you're young, aren't you? ruther. >> today's protests are reminiscent of an eight decade old fight. in the coming months, that fight could turn into a citizens initiative, repeal, lawsuits or even a recall of elected officials. michigan's law goes into effect in a little over three months. >>...
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because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. "this is george. he is a good little monkey and always very curious. one day george got an important letter. he's built a rocket ship to travel into space." google, how far is earth to the moon? the moon is 238,900 miles... "the great moment had come." 3, 2, 1... [ giggling ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with free package pickup from the u.s. postal service the holidays are easy. visit usps.com. pay, print, and have it picked up for free before december 20th for delivery in time for the holidays. you can even give us special instructions on where to find it. free package pickup. from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holi
because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. "this is george. he is a good little monkey and always very curious. one day george got an important letter. he's built a rocket ship to travel into...
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she's working for bank of america. he's working for another banking outfit. >> brian: why are you blocking for jane? why can't jane answer? >> because she's our guest. >> brian: unbelievable! he doesn't block for kissinger. he blocks for jane. >> gretchen: he'll be a diplomat after "30 rock." great to see you. >> steve: merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> gretchen: next, why are these fema trailers sitting empty while thousands of super storm sandy victims remain homeless? >> steve: then the war in afghanistan far from over. there are 68,000 men and women still there and there is something simple that you can do to make sure that they are not forgotten. we'll show you next. ♪ [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. y
she's working for bank of america. he's working for another banking outfit. >> brian: why are you blocking for jane? why can't jane answer? >> because she's our guest. >> brian: unbelievable! he doesn't block for kissinger. he blocks for jane. >> gretchen: he'll be a diplomat after "30 rock." great to see you. >> steve: merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> gretchen: next, why are these fema trailers sitting empty while thousands of super...
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it turns out, they're just like us, america. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: just call them dancer, prancer and vixen. only it's not exactly their noses that are red, but their cheeks. flush with embarrassment, now that this holiday video from victoria's secret is making its way around the internet. >> oh. >> and not for the reason you might think. ♪ dawn we now, our gay apparel is it fa, la, la, la? >> reporter: they may seem well-rounded. but these christmas angels aren't as perfect as they look. at least when it comes to singing christmas carols. listen to them flubbing "deck the halls." ♪ deck the halls of boughs of honey ♪ >> reporter: the real beauty of it all, victoria's secret sees this as a selling point. >> a commercial like this can help to make the models a little more relatable. so, this is really a good way to sort of bring them down a little bit. >> la, la, la. come on, candles. work with me. >> reporter: of course, the victoria's secret angels aren't the only ones who allowed themselves to be the b
it turns out, they're just like us, america. linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: just call them dancer, prancer and vixen. only it's not exactly their noses that are red, but their cheeks. flush with embarrassment, now that this holiday video from victoria's secret is making its way around the internet. >> oh. >> and not for the reason you might think. ♪ dawn we now, our gay apparel is it fa, la, la, la? >> reporter: they may seem well-rounded. but these christmas...
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[ laughter ] >> stephanie: mitch mcconnell received the dubious honor of being named america's most unpopular senator! isn't that something. [ applause ] according to nau poll, 55% disapproval rating in kentucky. 37% approval rating. kentucky democratic voters express their disa desire to see ashley judd run in the primaries for 2014. rock on, girl. nay-sayer that you are expressed you didn't think that's going to happen but they just did -- i can't remember what you call it. whatever, you know. preliminary polling. judd trails him 47% to 43%. nothing has even happened yet. >> but she hasn't actually campaigned or made speeches. that's just sheer name recognition. >> stephanie: it is a great start against the minority leader. i think it's awesome. >> well, you know. >> stephanie: i say rock on! i just like the fact he's starting to sound more and more like jim's impression of him. >> i'm not exactly going to run again. it's more of a slow crawl. >> stephanie: exactly. he doesn't even -- he can't even run is the point. how hard would it be for ashley judd to catch him? she's in great shape. >>
[ laughter ] >> stephanie: mitch mcconnell received the dubious honor of being named america's most unpopular senator! isn't that something. [ applause ] according to nau poll, 55% disapproval rating in kentucky. 37% approval rating. kentucky democratic voters express their disa desire to see ashley judd run in the primaries for 2014. rock on, girl. nay-sayer that you are expressed you didn't think that's going to happen but they just did -- i can't remember what you call it. whatever,...
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the fruit guys has been with bank of america since they first started. we work with them to help them grow and succeed. we're coming up on 50 employees and delivering to thousands of companies every week. i would definitely say this is a fruitful business. a fresh-cut tri tip sirloin served with a succulent lobster tail. just $16.99. sizzler. welcome back 938 and the time a live look awful our roof on van ness ave. we have full sunshine now. what a different spiri 48enc. ence. >> we have this king tied thing with the huge ways are coming. we have more on that with jackie sissel. will tan covered in as well let's go live to him. >> normally you can see the rocks a few feet out a budget cannot see it this morning because we are 15 minutes away from high tide. you talk about king tied. around 9:45 a.m. inch be above 7 ft.. look out! what do you not see. you cannot see surfers. this is too high for surfers to enjoy. and you know nothing scares away surfers. but there are none here. i found a surfer named sammy . you've been looking for a great wave this morn
the fruit guys has been with bank of america since they first started. we work with them to help them grow and succeed. we're coming up on 50 employees and delivering to thousands of companies every week. i would definitely say this is a fruitful business. a fresh-cut tri tip sirloin served with a succulent lobster tail. just $16.99. sizzler. welcome back 938 and the time a live look awful our roof on van ness ave. we have full sunshine now. what a different spiri 48enc. ence. >> we have...
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whatever the message to america was, didn't work. how are you going -- how is the political system going to grapple with the huge things that you're talking about if nobody is prepared in a majority to vote for it? >> it's a great question. of course, you can have whatever political view you want. you can even have opinions about economics. you cannot have opinions about math. so if we want a very large entitlement state, every american will have to pay much larger taxes. where i think there's the seed of a political compromise is say, let's actually strengthen social security and strengthen medicare, but for people who really need those programs. and then slow down the rate of growth for everybody else. we ought to be able to agree on that right and left. >> glenn, great to see you. or apologies for the set snafu there. >> don't worry. good to be with you. >> glenn hubbard. >> good to be with you. >> lloyd blankfein will speak live here from new york. we'll bring it to you as it happens. that should be just after 11:00 eastern exclu
whatever the message to america was, didn't work. how are you going -- how is the political system going to grapple with the huge things that you're talking about if nobody is prepared in a majority to vote for it? >> it's a great question. of course, you can have whatever political view you want. you can even have opinions about economics. you cannot have opinions about math. so if we want a very large entitlement state, every american will have to pay much larger taxes. where i think...
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as i said, unions built the middle class of america. and if i had to choose between a ceo making lots of money and the money getting spread around in a free market system, i'll take the one getting spread around. anti-union, is somebody anti-union for saying harold ford, i'll ask you, i should be able to work where i want to work and pay union dues if i want to pay union dues. is that a demonstrably anti-union position or supporting freedom? >> i think it's supporting freedom. here's another side. unions have played a big role of people having their rights protected, as you well know, to ensure that safety standards are -- >> okay, but that's not answering my question, harold. >> union dues are used for that purpose also. >> but you can't take that money from me if i don't want to give it to you. >> this is all about -- but this is about political purposes. political purposes. so there's a broad set of reasons that these dollars are used for. >> you're still taking it from my pocket and i don't want to give it. >> we're making your work
as i said, unions built the middle class of america. and if i had to choose between a ceo making lots of money and the money getting spread around in a free market system, i'll take the one getting spread around. anti-union, is somebody anti-union for saying harold ford, i'll ask you, i should be able to work where i want to work and pay union dues if i want to pay union dues. is that a demonstrably anti-union position or supporting freedom? >> i think it's supporting freedom. here's...